tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post31619462745160982..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Ma is Taiwanese Again IIMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-8856310685234439512011-10-27T01:57:27.541+08:002011-10-27T01:57:27.541+08:00It's a moving video, and very effectively Taiw...It's a moving video, and very effectively Taiwanese -- until Ma appears in the rice paddy holding hands with farmers. I actually had a visceral reaction of nausea. He seems so out-of-place in that setting, bouncing awkwardly, and holding hands with people he wouldn't otherwise even touch outside of an election year.<br /><br />As you indicated, the ironic thing is that the very Taiwanese cultural images that he is hoping to ride upon in this video are the ones that would potentially hurt by the direction he wants to take this country if re-elected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33439071613135635902011-10-26T10:16:21.367+08:002011-10-26T10:16:21.367+08:00Wow, that's a very impressive video!
Did the...Wow, that's a very impressive video! <br /><br />Did they miss anybody? Old folks, check. Cute kids, check. Workers in hardhats, check. Executives in spandex on expensive bicycles, check. Androgynous 20-something male models with fabulous hairdos, check. Nurses, surfers, farmers and aborigines, check!!!<br /><br />So... where's the DPP video?? <br /><br />Doesn't Tsai care about cute babies and farmers in the rice paddies??John Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40973147802672525392011-10-26T00:49:33.768+08:002011-10-26T00:49:33.768+08:00A true leader will have visions that most people c...A true leader will have visions that most people can't see. Like the creations of Apple products. I had dreamed about more capability in my phone when I had the P910i from Sony Ericsson. Too bad they had a different vision for their products such that the capability was inconsistent throughout it's product lines. We know that apple is not the perfect product for everyone, but it certainly hits a sweat spot.<br /><br />The same is with creating vision for a Country. Certainly it's necessary to create a feeling for the future, and yes, it needs to go hand in hand with actual accomplishments. In any event, I see more and improvements continuing that is seldom advertised, and it seems that we need to look at these positive aspects as time goes my, then we will appreciate what the Government and the Leaders are trying to accomplish. I know my wife and I would not like to move to anywhere else in the world as of now, even though we like to see the wonders in different countries, and appreciate the various cultures.<br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com